Adelaide: In the 29th and most important match of the Super 12 stage in the T20 World Cup, Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh by 5 wickets.
In the match played in Adelaide, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first after winning the toss. Batting first, the Bengal Tigers team scored 127 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Najamul Hasan Shanto scored 54 runs for Bangladesh.
Among the other players, captain Shakibul Hasan and Noorul Hasan scored 10 runs, Litan Das 10, Soumya Sarkar 20, Afif Hussain 14, Mossadegh Hussain 5, Tasin Ahmad 1.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi took 4 wickets, Shadab Khan 2 wickets while Iftikhar Ahmed and Haris Rauf took one wicket each.
In pursuit of the target, Pakistan provided a cautious start, due to which the national team looked under pressure from the beginning, captain Babar Azam once again failed to open, he scored 25 runs off 33 balls. Mohammad Rizwan scored 32 while Mohammad Nawaz got out with 4 runs. In the closing moments of the match, Mohammad Haris played an aggressive game and played an innings of 31 runs off 18 balls.
For Bangladesh, Nisum Ahmed, Ibadat Hussain and Shakib Al Hasan took one wicket each.
Pakistan Squad:
Captain Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh Squad:
Captain Shakibul Hasan, Najamul Hasan Shanto, Laton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hussain, Mossadegh Hussain, Noorul Hasan, Tasin Ahmed, Nisum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Ibadah Hussain.
